About Us  

Our Team

AMPED Program Leadership and Instructors

Jan Stegemann 

Professor of Biomedical Engineering 

Director of AMPED Program

in Biomedical Engineering

Jonathan Fay

Associate Professor of Practice

in Biomedical Engineering

Director, Great Lakes Region I-Corps Hub

Kathleen Panagis

Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering



Academic Advisors and Counselors

Tara McQueen

Academic Advisor for Master's and SUGS Programs

in Biomedical Engineering

tarac@umich.edu

Cheri Deng

Professor and Associate Chair for Master's Programs

in Biomedical Engineering


BME Design Instructors

DeAndre Jamison

BME Design Spaces Manager

Lizzy Mays

Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering 

Rachael Schmedlen

Teaching Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Director of Academic Programs, CoE

Melissa Wrobel

Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering


The BME Design Program is fortunate to have a talented cadre of faculty, instructors, and staff who are dedicated to offering an outstanding educational experience to our students. You can learn more about our faculty and staff on the BME Department website.

In addition, students in the BME Design program have access to world-class instructional and fabrication facilities. You can learn more about the resources available on the BME Design Spaces website.

 The AMPED program is housed in the

 Department of Biomedical Engineering

at the University of Michigan


We are located at:

  Ann and Robert H. Lurie Biomedical Engineering building (LBME)

  1101 Beal Avenue

  Ann Arbor, MI 48109